rocket

The definition of a rocket is a long circular device that is launched into the air.

An example of a rocket is what helps launch a guided missile into space.

An example of a rocket is a firecracker.

Rocket is arugula, an edible leafy green with a slightly spicy flavor.

An example of rocket is an arugula salad.

verb

Rocket is defined as to rise quickly or launch ahead.

An example of rocket is a baseball player hitting a ball so hard it flies out of the park.

rocket

any of various devices, typically cylindrical, containing liquid or solid propellants which when ignited produce hot gases or ions that escape through a rear vent and drive the container forward by the principle of reaction: simple rockets are used mainly as fireworks, signals, and projectile weapons, while more complex rockets are used to propel guided missiles, ballistic missiles, and spacecraft

a spacecraft, missile, probe, etc. propelled by a rocket

Origin of rocket

Italian rocchetta, spool or bobbin, rocket, origin, originally diminutive of rocca, distaff ; from Old High German roccho, distaff: from the resemblance in shape

to go like a rocket; dart ahead swiftly

to travel in a rocket

to soar; rise rapidly: prices rocketed

to convey in a rocket

to attack by firing a rocket at

to propel with or as with sudden force: a hit song rocketing a singer to stardom

any of various plants of the crucifer family, with white, yellow, pink, or purple flowers; esp., sea rocket (genus Cakile) found along seashores in Europe and North America